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Synopsis: Stories, poems, and memoirs by Mary McCarthy, Louise Erdrich, and fifty other Catholic women of diverse ethnic backgrounds offer an impassioned, satiric, and often critical look at the Roman Church and its influence for good or ill. Original. 15,000 first printing.

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This spirited anthology contains a range of genres--including short stories, memoirs and poetry--and a wide variety of backgrounds, yet the constants of a Catholic childhood (such as the Forbidden List, the first moments of religious doubt and a longing to be "normal") cut across all lines. Nearly all the pieces employ the same tone: of jaded, worldly adults looking back with both pleasure and pain at seminal experiences, such as the moment they learned that girls could not be altar boys or caught their first glimpse of a nun as a human being. Most of the authors seem to have lost their faith--or at least their blind faith--but they still remember the Catholic Church's rituals with nostalgia. In one piece, the narrator tells of traveling to another parish to confess to an unknown priest that she French-kissed with her boyfriend; "the Catholic Church has a problem with anything French: kissing, underwear, movie stars," she notes. Another recounts the events in her Ukrainian neighborhood after her thick-witted, cigarette-smoking, boy-chasing friend awakened one morning with stigmata. Sumrall edited Touching Fire: Erotic Writings by Women ; Vecchione is a poet. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Book Description Plume. Paperback. Condition: GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatâ€™ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Seller Inventory # 2843863825

Book Description Plume. Paperback. Condition: GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatâ€™ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Seller Inventory # 2845234382

Book Description Plume. Paperback. Condition: GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, thatâ€™ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Seller Inventory # 2895316603

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Book Description Penguin Publishing Group. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0452268427I4N00

Book Description Penguin Publishing Group. Paperback. Condition: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0452268427I3N00

Book Description Penguin Publishing Group. Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0452268427I4N00

Book Description Penguin Publishing Group. Paperback. Condition: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0452268427I3N00